Multiplication is an operation that represents the basic idea of repeated addition of the same number.

The numbers that are multiplied are called the factors and the result that is obtained after the multiplication of two or more numbers is known as the product of those numbers.

Explanation: In this example, 2 rows of stars, in that each row contain 6 stars and total number of stars in 2 rows is 12. \$2 \times 6\$ = 12 can also written as: 2 + 2 + 2 + 2 + 2 + 2 = 12